Yoga for Spiritual Wellness of Pregnant Women

Abstract

Pregnancy is the natural miracle that makes the pregnant women feel in depth of spiritual wellness. So, the management of pregnant women to gain the spiritual wellness is important as well as the body, mind, and mood. During pregnancy, there is the systemic change of the body that makes life imbalance and suffer or uncomfortable of the body, mind, and mood that impacts on the spiritual wellness. Yoga may fulfill the spiritual wellness that makes pregnant women to strengthen overcoming difficulty and gain self-awareness, know the meaning and value of life, the mother’s role, and confidence of parenting. Yoga teaches pregnant women to consider and self-evaluate to the esteem understanding while practicing yoga with positive attitudes. Asana also makes the flexibility to the body and mind; empowerment by controlling breathing and mental development.

The objective of this article is to introduce the concept of spirituality, Yoga sutra, life, and life elements in Yoga beliefs. The spiritual wellness of pregnant women by Yoga, and also the concerned factors to bring Yoga to develop the spiritual wellness of pregnant women. The midwives closely observe pregnant women, have influences in developing pregnant women’s spirituality, and encourage pregnant women to practice Yoga, and fulfill the spiritual wellness.